Armani Fights Back Against Cavalli

GIORGIO ARMANI has responded to Roberto Cavalli's recent negative outburst, when the latter called Armani a "Little King" whose "every choice is perceived as an order". "Cavalli should be quiet because the Little King could start to get angry," Armani laughed, WWD reports.

Cavalli took to his blog to vent his issues last week, after the designer decided to move his Giorgio Armani show from its traditional Monday slot (the last day of Milan Fashion Week), to Sunday - leaving Cavalli concerned that members of the fashion press would usurp his show (on the Monday) to travel to Paris Fashion Week instead.

"As usual, the Camera Nazionale della Moda is washing its hands of the situation and it will not go against the wishes of Little King Armani, and therefore the problems are mine alone," Cavalli wrote. "What can I do? Do I stay the final day, running the risk that some foreign journalists will forgo my show, or should I overlap with smaller fry, smaller brands, acting as some of my colleagues do?"